National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Cities and Suburbs: Nature Transformed

Lesson plan page from the National Humanities Center details the religious systems of Native Americans and the similarities and differences with early modern Europeans. The site is very interesting and informative, with pictures and...

Article from the National Humanities Center details the beliefs of the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church. In the Student Discussion section there is information on the differences in Anglicanism and other Protestant...

What are the "big questions" of Reconstruction? Article provides an overview of the Reconstruction period when Americans debated rights and the nature of freedom and equality. It focuses on who was an American and how citizenship should...

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

Resource for teachers and students on Rachel Carson and environmental consciousness in which author Linda Lear discusses Carson's work, Silent Spring, and how it changed public perception and raised evironmental awareness. Lots of...

Religious liberalism has played a major role in America's religious dialogue in the last century. This National Humanities Center site explains the movement and its impact.

This National Humanities Center essay describes an overview of the first Great Awakening. Discussion tips for teachers are included.

Explore the consequences of the discovery of the New World from a different lens. The Columbian Exchange is a term that identifies the earth-shaping swap of plants, animals, and organisms. This paper from the National Humanities Center...

The Puritans came to the New World in search of religious freedom. This National Humanities Center article tells what they did with that freedom. Site also offers topics for discussion with students.